New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-19
VISITING THE SCOTTISH CUTTER.
rHRoNGs ANXIOUS TO SEE THE THISTLE.

THRONGS ANAlOUS ~ GEE lHh hi0
a TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN BARR-THE YACHTS
DEPTH AND BREADTH OF BEAM.
strong breeze ruied the waters OF the Bay on Tomp
kinsvie yesterday. swarm Ct small craft boooeo up
and down rs they steered devious course among the
churning white-csps. Tho Cytherea at heraHcno'"so
bcog sed on the SWELL but her neighbour the lhistc
rode easily on the waves with that grace which ipeeu
harly her And she had hosts OF auuroi~ 'o'n
ing more plainly shows the popularity vi 'n0 ooo''n
champion over other yachts that nave COMO o'er
from Britain TO race than the enormous number OF
mania WIN continue visit her. This seems TO increase
div nd vesterdsy for the first time the dock authOr
Ties foupa IL impossible To keep the crowd back. and
. susd the gates the eager gazers seward As early
A. o'clock in the morning and in fact just nmedia ely
after the drenching rain least fifty people stood on
the bulkhead of the pier.
Many comical Incidents arose from the unusual
demand for small boats The fotilla that
clustered around the Thistle sight to behold The
halt aud the msned Of the rompknsville rowboat neet
did an active business All kinds OF tubs and Cookie
shells brought into use, and Pat Muicahy' whose
boat had quietly rested under the sad sea waves on the
beach since wner, resuscated and eXorted charge
@, so cents head his patrons besides making them
work their passage by bang out the brine that rushed
In through half dozen leaks. Julius Mey er OF the
Island City Hotel owns nice catbost somewhat oary
In day he lost her. and could not for the life OF him
think what hal become OF her till he saw her boobing
sereuely near the Thistle She had been taken by
"skenks" Kumsky. who was making lots OF money at
fare OF 25 and had gathered in about $40 before
the irate evctod him. Drinks all round squared
the matter and logged peace S ii! swsy with
Meanw cynosure OF all eyes had shaken atne
sna white decE sl.eSsa in the .uSiixh tn:
sern sat captain ks amid Sn OF ,ssss S hi. ac
kns softly whsIlsd snatch of tho old tong which
proclsims that
Our scotch Thistle will gay their thooms.
- tha "a I'm AZ
new bowsprt place and made preparations Tor bx.
ing the Isan EAR ~sns' ars p1@bsr
visitors. among them many scotchmen may be expected
complimentary address from scottish soOiety-MoKsn
Eie Clam 29 Order Of Scottish Clans us chlef W. r.
parchment and signed by himself and secretary Charles
r. Ewing II reads thus:
To C.pta. Barr the officers and crew Of the Scottish
ssa SsI Ss
a on but T V. rsnlnd I1
amt = nave mo ss We %s you 1907 to
your shall watch your course with Only
meeting between couHtrymen IN foreign iand
While good many yachsmen wen! on board me
thistle in IN. on ns o .S LARGE as on wedn
day. several steam yachts among them tne nyely Now
either Of JOY or cussednes, The kockaway and Coney
Island steamers also nooted IS they passed put not In
Sss~sred ali ssStes BY waving eoss color NO
Jacobs cattle. rinystre.xed Wild indsid9ai III AIT, Ut
from revolver. In the surge OF the water and the
rustlng OF the breeze they sounded nkc
poppng gingerbeer corks The canny Scotsmen dropped
work and glowered After the shooter mad put up his
weapon they looked around TO that none OF their
number had been riddled with bullets then the man IN
III bow laugudly waved his hand The number or &C.
centrc greetings which they to respond is begn-
ming TO make the crew very tired. o..,-, ,.
Among the crowd who watched the Scottish beauty
from the shore Captain Butler who Is one OF the
popular old salts OF Staten Island ana VINO knows
almost about boats that Is worth knowing
He was expressly the beam OF the stranger
and as sue swung round at high water he carefully
ecapDed aud her all in. lie remarked 10 the ny
stapders would like to her out OF the water
Never had he looked cutter with such breadth OF
beam sac was In his opinion more like the American
type than anything IRON Britain Captain
Butler also responsible for the statement that Plol
Anderson OF pile boat No g. paid at the thirteen
which proves the Thstles depth asd wldta
of beam and enormous sail-carrying capabilities
But Captain Butler is backing the Volunteer aud says
that n spite of everything he does not fear the swift
Yankees probable rival ru,n,,
the other night and enjoyed greatly But their yacht
ia quite as great object OF interest to on
Staten Island the kirafy show. IL will be sad day
for the lOmpklnsvile boatmen when she departs Ine
attractions CORN than Club anchorage Will PROB
ably be enhanced in few days by the arrival OF some OF
the boats cruise, which Will duly pay
their respects the The reception 10 Cap
tain Barr the Scottish societies Is TO take place very
soon Secretary McFee visited him yesterday TO ask him
to set a date
EXCURSION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE
The Architectural League Of NewYork started for
New port lat evening It's second midsummer eIcur-